Tests confirm autopsies' findings

Cardiac arrest still attributed to enlarged heart

Toxicology tests by the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division found no additional factors contributed to the death of Bears defensive end Gaines Adams, the Greenville (S.C.) News reported.

Adams, 26, died of cardiac arrest attributed to an enlarged heart Jan. 17 in Greenwood, S.C., his hometown.

Greenwood County Coroner Marcia Kelley-Clark told the newspaper the tests results did not change the cause of death. Two autopsies were performed on Adams.

A source familiar with the investigation previously told the Tribune there was no evidence of substance abuse based on a review of Adams' organs.

A substance such as marijuana would not have contributed to the official cause of death even if discovered through the course of the tests.

The Tribune learned Adams' heart was 550 grams, well beyond the 375 grams considered normal. Adams also suffered from hypertension, a high-blood-pressure condition that can lead to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,

Details of the report have not been released and are pending a review by Brett Woodard, the Anderson pathologist who did Adams' autopsy, according to the newspaper. Kelley-Clark said the family had to be informed first.

- Shane Day, who the Tribune reported is offensive coordinator Mike Martz's top choice to become quarterbacks coach, interviewed for the job Wednesday at Halas Hall. Day served as the offensive quality control coach for the 49ers the last three seasons, working with Martz for two of those years. Day also worked with new tight ends coach Mike DeBord previously at Michigan.